II.

Examination of nominations of
2. Recalling Decision 29 COM 7B.71, adopted at its 29th
natural, mixed and cultural properties session (Durban, 2005);
to the World Heritage List
3. Approves the proposed minor extension to the buffer
zone of Madriu-Perafita-Claror Valley, Andorra.
A. CULTURAL PROPERTIES

A.1 EUROPE / NORTH AMERICA

A.1.1 Minor Modification to the boundaries of a

property already inscribed on the World
Heritage List

Name of Property Madriu-Perafita-Claror Valley

Id. N° 1160 Bis
State Party Andorra
Criteria proposed by C (v)
State Party

At the 29th session of the World Heritage Committee, the

State Party reported that the legal decree to protect the
cultural landscapes of the property had been published in
January 2005 and was open for comment until June 2005.
The State Party has now confirmed that the legal process
has been taken forward in two stages. In the first stage, a
Decree adopted on 19 October 2005 will give protection to
the property as a cultural site in the category of cultural
landscape. The second Decree adopted on 8 March 2006
sets out the process of defining the limits of the valley,
particularly concerning the two municipalities of Encamp
and Escaldes-Engordany. As the legal process for defining
and protecting the property is close to being completed,
work on the management plan needs to be taken forward
once a final agreement has been reached.

In inscribing the site on the World Heritage List at its 28th

session, the World Heritage Committee asked for
confirmation that the buffer zone covered the plateau west
of Pic Negre to Camp Ramonet, to give added protection to
the Claror Plateau. This recommendation was aimed at
ensuring control of the motorized access to the Claror
Plateau. The State Party has now addressed this
recommendation and has proposed a small extension to
the buffer zone which extends the original buffer zones to
the south, on the west side of the nominated area, until it
meets the international border between Andorra and Spain.
This means that the whole of the nominated area within
Andorra is protected by a buffer zone. Although the
proposed buffer zone does not extend as far south as
Camp Ramonet, it covers part of the motorized access to
the Claror Plateau. ICOMOS, IUCN and the Centre support
this proposed extension to the buffer zone.

IUCN considers that these decrees constitute real progress

for the conservation and management of the property and
suggests that the State Party move the Camp de Claror
plateau from area 2 to area 1 within the zoning of the buffer
zone.

Draft Decision: 30 COM 8B.59

The World Heritage Committee,

1. Having examined Documents WHC-06/30.COM/7B

and WHC-06/30.COM/8B Add,

Nominations of properties to the World Heritage List